By NELC issues warnings to households
Enforcement officers at North East Lincolnshire Council issued legal warnings to households for perpetually littering the street.
Around 38 households were issued legal warnings.
They took the action as part of a six-month pilot project in Grimsby’s East Marsh.
“More than a third of all fly-tipping reports in 2021 came from the East Marsh. There are also problems with a small number of households in the neighbourhood dumping rubbish alongside their bins.” According to NELC.
“Teams from environmental education and enforcement, street cleansing and waste and recycling came together and changed how they approached the area.”
Street cleaners reportedly targeted the ward on Fridays.
They removed all fly-tipping and litter from the neighbourhood’s streets.
“Inspired by the broken window theory, the idea behind the pilot was to find out if people would take better care of the area if it was noticeably cleaner on a weekend.”
The pilot started in August and lasted for six months and saw officers visit all households that left extra waste with their bins.
“In the 22 weeks, the street cleansing team cleared up 195 fly-tips and 915 bags of rubbish from streets in the pilot area. ”
“Officers will send Community Protection Notices (CPN) to anyone who ignores the warnings. Ignoring the CPN is an offence and offenders face a fixed penalty notice or prosecution in court.”
Cllr Ron Shepherd, portfolio holder for Safer and Stronger Communities at North East Lincolnshire Council, said:
“Most people want their streets to look clean and they manage their waste well, but sadly a small minority just don’t seem to care.
“Teams from different departments targeted their efforts on a specific area and identified 38 properties that ignored our advice and repeatedly messed up their neighbourhood.
